Keeping corporations from buying elections in America isn't some recent reform; it's not just the touch-up adjustment of the McCain-Feingold Act - it's as old as Teddy Roosevelt ...
So the 5-4 decision by the court can by no means be viewed simply as a victory for conservatives who presumably are more favored by corporate titans than liberals would be.
It's a defeat for us all ...
Not that there isn't the possibility for legislative tinkering here in response to the mischief of the Supremes. There are already suggestions to pass rules that would ban corporate political advertising by companies that also hire lobbyists, or get most of their money from the government or most of their revenue from overseas. Another, and rather delightful, possibility would be to require CEOs and board chairs to actually appear in commercials their companies pay for ...
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